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rush

• (s) not accepting reservations first-come-first-serve,
• (s) done under pressure
  • a rush job
  rushed,

Nouns

• (n) the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
  • in his haste to leave he forgot his book
  haste, rushing, hurry,
• (n) a sudden forceful flow surge, upsurge, spate,
• (n) grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
• (n) physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) Benjamin Rush,
• (n) the swift release of a store of affective force
  • they got a great bang out of it
  • what a boot!
  • he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
  • he does it for kicks
  thrill, kick, boot, bang, flush, charge,
• (n) a sudden burst of activity
  • come back after the rush
• (n) (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
  • the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
  rushing,

Verbs

• (v) move fast
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
  • The cars raced down the street
  belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten,
• (v) attack suddenly
• (v) urge to an unnatural speed
  • Don't rush me, please!
  hurry,
• (v) act or move at high speed
  • We have to rush!
  • hurry--it's late!
  festinate, hasten, look sharp, hurry,
• (v) run with the ball, in football
• (v) cause to move fast or to rush or race
  • The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
  race,
• (v) cause to occur rapidly
  • the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
  induce, hasten, stimulate,

Synonyms

first-come-first-serve belt along bucket along cannonball along hie hotfoot pelt along race rush along speed step on it hasten haste rushing hurry surge upsurge spate rushed Benjamin Rush festinate look sharp thrill kick boot bang flush charge induce stimulate

Antonyms

dawdle linger delay detain hold up

See also

accelerate quicken speed up speed

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